Art History Architectural Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cella, naos | the main chamber of a Greek temple |
| pronaos | a porch approaching the cella (Greek) |
| peristyle | colonade surrounding the cella and porches (Greek) |
| peripteral temple | the entirey of a Greek temple |
| stereobate | two steps leading to temple (Greek) |
| stylobate | step which temple's cella, pronaos, and peristyle rest upon (Greek) |
| abacus | square tablet in Doric capital |
| echinus | cushion-like part of Doric capital |
| pediment | triangular region under temple roof |
| euthynteria | step which Ionic temple rests upon |
| acroteria | free-standing sculptures standing above corners and the center of the pediment (Greek) |
| caryatids | female statues sometimes substituted for columns |
| oculus | open hole at the top of a dome |
| basilica | civic hall, court of law in ancient Rome |
| lunette | semicircular boundary for painting |
| nave | large, central area in cathedral |
| clerestory | highest level of a cathedral with windows |
| apse | large niche facing the nave of a church |
| altar | structure on which offerings are made in worship, usu. on east side of a church |
| arcade | second level of a cathedral with open arches |
| pendentives | spherical triangles that form a circle to support a dome on a square base |
| drum | cylinder supporting a dome to make it higher |
| mosque | building for Muslim public worship |
| quibla | columned hall facing Mecca |
| minbar | pulpit (Muslim) |
| mihrab | niche (Muslim) |
| minaret | a tower used to broadcast call to prayer by muezzin |
| bays | units of space dividing the nave |
| compound pier | rectangular projection helping to support masonry of cathedral |
| apsidioles | smal apselike chapels |
| pilgrimage plan | church that has two side aisles that allow pilgrims to pass through without disturbing worship |
| colonnettes | small attached columns on compound piers |
| triforium | set of three-arched openings |
| tympanum | semicircular lunette above the lintle of a portal |
| trumeau | the center post supporting the lintle |
| jambs | the sides of a doorway |
| gable | triangular wall face at the top of the facade |
| quadripartite | four-part vaults |
| flying buttress | arched bridge that reaches upward between the clerestory windows to support outward thrusting of nave |
| lancet | tall, narrow window crowned by a sharply pointed arch |
| rose window | large, circular glass window in the center of a cathedral facade |
| flamboyant | "flamelike", characterized the Late Gothic period because of undulating, curved decorative trends |
| respond | a projecting and supporting pier that is bonded with the wall to carry one end of an arch |
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